The Legacy of Malthus
The Legacy of Malthus

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The Legacy of Malthus

1994
Movie
51 min
English

Discusses Malthus's theories of population and the causes of poverty. As film contrasts the 19th century poor in Scotland with today's poor in India, it takes on the international population "establishment", challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation alone is responsible for poverty and environmental destruction.